Stripping Paint from Skirting and Door Frames

PJB

Hi All

We are stripping skirting and door frames, bought a heat gun and whilst some of it strips nice and easily (from the inner door frame) other parts do not really strip at all, it is as if the heat gun does not do anything, the paint doesn't bubble or brown.

Any ideas why please?

Thanks in advance.

PJB

Yorkie1

Is there metal underneath the paint there? If so, it will dissipate the heat rather than allow it to concentrate on the paint.

PJB

No metal, it is a wooden door frame/surround. Comes of really easy from the inside of the frame but doesn't seem to really budge from the outside, basically it just scrapes off as oppose to peeling.

Might try chemical stripper but as it is skirts and frames they are vertical so do not think it will work as well

Ben84

Chemical paint stripper can be held in place on most surfaces, even ceilings by painting it on then covering with clingflim. This also stops it drying out too fast and helps prevent it from dripping places you don't want it to.

latecomer

Chemical paint stripper should do the job - we did most of our house but got the rest done for us by a "professional" who also used chemicals.

Leif

Is there a reason for stripping rather than sanding and repainting? These people do good strippers:

http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/I_want_to_remove.htm

Much better than ones in B&Q etc. But be careful as they are caustic and will burn skin. And you have to wash it off well too.

ormus

i much prefer to use a heat gun.

i hate chemicals in an occupied house.
far too dangerous. to kids and pets.
and to the house fabric itself.

A.Penny.Saved

What heat gun are you using?

Stripping using a heat gun is faster and doesn't cause so much dust as sanding, especially if the paintwork is in a terrible state such as it looking like someone was suffering with very bad hair loss while painting. I stripped the skirting where I was replacing a radiator for such a reason and it came off very easily and with very little mess.

Mine is a Black and Decker variable temperature which I find very useful as it can be used for more than paint stripping.

Ben84

ormus wrote: »

i much prefer to use a heat gun.

i hate chemicals in an occupied house.
far too dangerous. to kids and pets.
and to the house fabric itself.

I quite like some of the chemicals in my house, starting with oxygen and water!

Anyway, chemicals that strip paint or a heat gun? I'm going to go with the chemical stripper every time because I've tried both and found the heat gun made lots of choking fumes from the hot paint. The chemical stripper had little or no smell and there was also no risk of scorching the wood or cracking glass panes when stripping windows.

Of course you can burn yourself if you get the chemical paint stripper on yourself and don't wash it off, but then you can also burn yourself with the heat gun and have no chance of washing that off if it happens.

keystone

Waterbased paint!

Cheers